A New Stratification Strategy That Identifies a Subset of Class III Patients with an Adverse Prognosis among Children with β Thalassemia Major Undergoing a Matched Related Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

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One hundred ninety patients underwent 197 HLA-matched related allogeneic stem cell transplantation for a diagnosis of beta thalassemia major at our center. The median age (+/-SD) was 7+/-4.1 years, and there were 129 (68%) males. Age and liver size as continuous variables were significantly associated with an adverse outcome. Using a receiver operator characteristics curve plot analysis, cutoff values of 7 years...

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